Panoramic image of the Pentland Hills
During
1999 - 2000 The Pentland Hills Regional Park undertook a consultation
exercise to determine its new strategy. One proposal which the
Park adopted into its integrated Management Strategy, was "
to
establish an independent friends group
". This coupled
with our intention to encourage wider participation by the public
led us on path to create the Friends of the Pentlands. The Park
believed from the outset that any such group should operate independantly
of the Park and take in a wider interest outwith the Park boundary.
We therefore approached, Dr Robin Aitken, an established Voluntary
Ranger with the Regional Park to take up the challenge.
The rest, as they say is history, and their success story can be read in the (External) Friends of the Pentlands website.
The
Friends of the Pentlands state that they seek to
"
act as a catalyst to promote the conservation, protection,
and enhancement of the Pentland Hills, with particular emphasis
upon recreational quality, public access, cultural heritage, landscape
and biodiversity.
It is the wish of the founder members that the Society's work
will demonstrate its all-embracing aspirations and its enthusiasm
for integrated action and advocacy. It seeks to be anticipatory
of change, advisory on land usage, educational, active where threats
are perceived, and, above all, visionary in its approach to the
environmental protection and enhancement of the Pentland Hills
."
We would encourage those who enjoy the Pentland Hills - from all
of their sides to support and join the society.
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Pentland
Hills Regional Park, Boghall Farm, Edinburgh, EH10 7DX, UK
Telephone 0131 445 3383 | Fax 0131 445 3003 | Email
pentlandhills@edinburgh.gov.uk